Military

Further Reading

FOREWORD

Developing
a viable concept of logistics support and fully integrating that support into
the overall battle plan are essential to mission success. Experience at the
Combat Maneuver Training Center (CMTC), as well as at the other "dirt" Combat
Training Centers (CTCs), the National Training Center (NTC), and the Joint
Readiness Training Center (JRTC), has shown that units have difficulty estimating
support requirements, maintaining equipment readiness, establishing area protection
and security, and synchronizing logistics operations in the Brigade Support
Area (BSA).

This
newsletter provides a selection of combat service support (CSS) techniques
and procedures to assist not only logisticians, but also maneuver commanders
at brigade and battalion/task force levels. The format of this newsletter is
patterned after NTC's "Fighting
with Fires"
(No.
95-6, May 95) and
"Fighting
with Fires II"
(No.
95-10, Jul 95). The articles are authored by CMTC's senior CSS observers/controllers
(O/Cs), who have observed improved integration and synchronization of support
operations by units that trained with them.